This is my first dslr went for the nikon d3000 I didn't want to go too expensive as I knew I would be transporting it around on the bike- I'm pretty much a novice at the moment, only bought it a week ago- I'm pretty serious about learning more though and having a motorcycle allows me to get to some pretty awsome places which my old sony point and shoot didn't really do any justice to so I thought it was about time for an upgrade.